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HIS ATTORNEY Patented May 23, 1939 PATENT OFFICE" HAT Lauren OthoWisman, Walnut Creek, CaliL, assignor to E. D. Bullard Company, SanFrancisco, Califl, a. corporation of California 9 Original applicationMarch 9, 1937, Serial No. a 129,853. Divided and this applicationSeptember 27, 1937, Serial No. 165,841

3 Claims.

tion of my invention. It is to be understood that I do not limit myselfto this disclosure of species of my invention, as I may adopt variantembodimerits thereof within the scope of the claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a hat embodying the improvementsof my invention; and

Figure 2 is a bottom View of the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view showing details of the sweat band and headstrap mounting.

In terms of broad inclusion, the safety hat of my invention comprises aone-piece crown and brim of hard compacted fibrous material. The crownis of dome shape, and the integrally formed brim extends outwardly fromthe lower portions of the crown. A sweat band is provided in the hat,and pivoted supporting tabs are provided for fastening the band to thecrown. Head straps are also arranged in the crown, and are connected tothe supporting tabs.

In greater detail, and referring to the drawing, the hat of my inventioncomprises a dome shaped crown 2 and an integrally formed brim 3, pressedfrom a single blank of hard compacted sheet material. The sheet used ispreferably a densely compacted fibrous material, such as vulcanizedfiber; this material being of light weight while at the same time havinggreat strength and rigidity. This type of sheet material has been usedin the past for making safety hats of sectional construction, sewn orotherwise secured together. These sectional hats are weakermechanically, and are bulkier and heavier than a one-piece hat would be.The sectional construction has been generally employed however, becauseof the difficulty experienced in forming the hat from one piece.

I have succeeded however in making a hat from a single blank of hardcompacted sheet material, by the method disclosed in my copendingapplication, Serial No. 129,853, filed March 9, 1937. Such a one-piecehat, as shown in Figure has a dome shaped crown 2,

bounded along its lower portions by an outwardly projecting annular brim3 extending around the entire hat. The crown is preferably provided withventilating openings 4. These openings are formed by cutting slits inthe crown and pressing the dome portions above the crown surface to openthe slits. After the hat is formed it is painted, or otherwise treated,for waterproofing.

A sweat band 6 and head straps l are provided in the hat. As shown inFigures 2 and 3 the head straps l and sweat band 6 are fastened to theupper and lower ends respectively of a plurality of supporting tabs 8.The latter are preferably of a relatively stiff material, such ascelluloid, and are pivotally connected intermediate their ends to thecrown by suitable rivets 9. Sweat band 6 is also preferably of arelatively stiff flexible material, adapted to shape itself to the headof the wearer. A b and of Celluloid has been employed with good results,and is preferably used.

The sweat band is detachably connected to the lower ends of supportingtabs 8 by snap fasteners l I, so that a new band may be snapped in atany time. One of the fasteners is preferably located adjacent the endsof the band, so that the rivet for the fastener also functions to securethe end portions of the band together. Another feature of thesefasteners is that they provide a pivot connection between the sweat bandand supporting tabs. As a result of the sweat band and tabs both beingpivoted, the tabs are free to swing from side to side to fit theparticular shape of the wearers head. This flexibility of the sweat bandand its mounting adds materially to the comfort of the wearer.

Head straps are fastened through slots l2 provided at the upper widenedends of tabs 8, and are held by beads l3 lying back of the tabs.

These beads are conveniently formed by fold-g ing over the end portionsof the straps. In assembling the straps, the tabs 8 with the sweat bandremoved may be turned end for end about their pivots to position slotsl2 below the lower portions of the crown. The straps may then beinserted, and the tabs turned back into position. The upper ends of thestraps are then connected by a tie cord l6 passing through suitableloops formed by folding back portions of the ends of the straps.

I claim:

1. A hat comprising a crown, a sweat band, a supporting tab for the bandpivotally connected to the crown at a point above said band, and

a head strap fastened to the tab above the pivot connection.

2. A hat comprising a crown, a tab pivotally connected intermediate itsends to the crown, a sweat band fastened to the lower end of the tab,and a head strap fastened to the upper end of the tab. I

3. A hat comprising a crown, a tab fastened intermediate its ends to thecrown so that the ends of the tab extend freely in opposite directionsfrom the fastening, a sweat band fastened to one free end of the tab,and a head strap fas- 5 tened to the other free end of said tab.

LAUREN OTHO WISMAN.

